What award did Tarkovsky receive at the Cannes Film Festival?
Palme d'Or
Golden Globe
FIPRESCI prize
Academy Award
Answer
Andrei Tarkovsky received the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1979 for his film Stalker. The FIPRESCI prize is awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics to films that are considered to be of outstanding artistic merit. Tarkovsky's film Stalker was a critical and commercial success, and is considered to be one of his most important works.
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